GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| dull | tedious |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| cue | the letter q |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |